In the foreword to the second edition, Robert Sardello states, "What differentiates this book from being an autobiography is the invitation to enter a unique form of initiation, one that seems so suitable to this age, this time, our given circumstances, now. This story is really a myth, a myth of the future." A psychological and spiritual reckoning, "Farming Soul" questions theories and assumptions that date back to the early 1900"s and the days of Freud, assumptions which have too often separated spirituality from psychology. Suffering the trials of her own individuation process, Patricia Damery finds answers through a series of unconventional teachers and her relationship to the psyche and to the land--answers that are surprisingly deeply intertwined. One strand of "Farming Soul" is about redeveloping a relationship to the land--Mother Earth--being rooted in a particular place and being guided by the tenets of Rudolf Steiner"s Biodynamic® Agriculture. Another strand is about Damery"s professional path of becoming a Jungian analyst, a path filled with review committees and unexpected and unorthodox teachers. It offers perspective on the complicated dynamic of therapist/patient bond and individuation, and a personal account of when one must step out on one"s own. Bringing together paths of spiritual, ecological, and psychological exploration, Farming Soul is a courageous offering that will help reconnect us to our deeper selves, the often untouched realities of soul, and at the same time ground us in our physical relationship to self and Mother Earth.